[FOF/TCY] Enter The Matrix - Page 4

JeeberD · 10-27-2003, 05:12 PM

Didn't Jim go to Michigan?

Franklinnoble · 10-27-2003, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Sublime
T Sonny Liston - Dartmouth

"Liston" isn't in the names file... want me to make up a temporary substitute?

Franklinnoble · 10-27-2003, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JeeberD
Didn't Jim go to Michigan?

I didn't know. I can change it...

Sublime · 10-27-2003, 05:17 PM

Sonny.......Chamberlain

The Afoci · 10-27-2003, 05:46 PM

Hey, I don't know how I missed this for a while. Set down the pipe...

Good, I am back baby! Go Vikes. Poor Lance Johnstone! 42 weeks. Pansy!

Franklinnoble · 10-27-2003, 05:54 PM

Any more draft picks? I'm gonna go ahead and close this up in half an hour.

Franklinnoble · 10-27-2003, 06:47 PM

OK... So our final draftee supplement list is:

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Name		Position	College

Tim Bowens 	DT 		Miami
Ken Hamlin 	WR 		Navy
Chris Coles 	WR 		Texas A&M
Tony Tolbert 	DE 		Texas - El Paso
Jerry Azumah 	RB 		Boston College
Rob Nielsen 	QB 		Colorado
Walt Church 	QB 		Eastern Michigan
Chaugnar Faugn 	OT 		No College 
(re-named "Charles Vaughn")
Boba Fett 	CB 		No College 
(re-named "Bob Hunter")
Fred Biletnikoff WR 		Florida State

Brian Mitchell	FB		Louisiana-Lafayette
Heath Shuler	QB		Tennessee
Mark Moseley	K		Stephen F. Austin

Ronald Reagan	LB		UCLA
Bob Dole	G		Virginia Tech


Darren Woodson	CB		Arizona State
Jim Gindin	S		Small College

Sonny Chamberlain T		Dartmouth

I'll import the draft and see how it looks...

Franklinnoble · 10-27-2003, 06:54 PM

Total score for 2002 was 72 - helped a lot that the Redskins were very profitable.

In case anyone was wondering:

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2002 Awards List
   
   Award                                      Player                      Team  
##Player of the Year                          Keith Byars                 PHI    
##Front Office Bowl MVP                       Bucky Richardson            STL    
Coach of the Year                             Clifton Murray              HOU    
Legend of the Game                            John Riggins                MOS    
##Offensive Player of the Year                Keith Byars                 PHI    
##Defensive Player of the Year                Maximus Meridius            NED    
##Offensive Rookie of the Year                Keith Byars                 PHI    
##Defensive Rookie of the Year                Maximus Meridius            NED    
##All-League First-String Quarterback         Warren Moon                 HOU    
##All-League First-String Running Back        Keith Byars                 PHI    
##All-League First-String Fullback            Maya Buttreeks              MOE    
##All-League First-String Tight End           Mark Bavaro                 NYK    
##All-League First-String Wide Receiver       Jimmy Smith                 JAX    
##All-League First-String Wide Receiver       Amani Toomer                NYK    
##All-League First-String Center              Abdul Mad Arab Alhazred     ARK    
##All-League First-String Offensive Guard     Ray Brown                   CLE    
##All-League First-String Offensive Guard     Larry Allen                 DAL    
##All-League First-String Offensive Tackle    Richmond Webb               STL    
**All-League First-String Offensive Tackle    Joe Jacoby                  WAS    
##All-League First-String Punter              Archie Diaz                 TEN    
##All-League First-String Kicker              Alex Vandenberg             HOU    
##All-League First-String Defensive End       Tony Brackens               JAX    
##All-League First-String Defensive End       Clyde Simmons               PHI    
##All-League First-String Defensive Tackle    Ray Childress               STL    
##All-League First-String Defensive Tackle    Jason Fisk                  MIN    
##All-League First-String Inside Linebacker   Jacques Strap               MOE    
##All-League First-String Outside Linebacker  Mr. Pink                    CIN    
##All-League First-String Outside Linebacker  Sam Huff                    NYK    
##All-League First-String Cornerback          Chris Dishman               HOU    
**All-League First-String Cornerback          Darrell Green               WAS    
##All-League First-String Safety              Maximus Meridius            NED    
##All-League First-String Safety              Ronnie Lott                 SFO    
**All-League Second-String Quarterback        Sonny Jurgenson             WAS    
##All-League Second-String Running Back       Eddie Cabot                 CIN    
##All-League Second-String Fullback           Daryl Johnston              DAL    
##All-League Second-String Tight End          Shannon Sharpe              DEN    
##All-League Second-String Wide Receiver      Mark Clayton                MIA    
##All-League Second-String Wide Receiver      Lynn Swann                  PIT    
##All-League Second-String Center             Dwight Stephenson           MIA    
##All-League Second-String Offensive Guard    Wally Roney                 STL    
##All-League Second-String Offensive Guard    Ruben Brown                 CLE    
##All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle   Jimmy Chamberlain           NED    
##All-League Second-String Offensive Tackle   Tony Boselli                JAX    
##All-League Second-String Punter             Darnell Godfrey             BUF    
##All-League Second-String Kicker             Tracy Spar                  STL    
##All-League Second-String Defensive End      Darth Vader                 MOS    
##All-League Second-String Defensive End      Michael Strahan             NYK    
##All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle   Ivana Tinkle                MOE    
##All-League Second-String Defensive Tackle   "Mean" Joe Greene           PIT    
##All-League Second-String Inside Linebacker  Lee Roy Jordan              DAL    
##All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Chad Brown                  CLE    
##All-League Second-String Outside Linebacker Jack Ham                    PIT    
##All-League Second-String Cornerback         Mr. Blue                    CIN    
##All-League Second-String Cornerback         Tyrone Carter               MIN    
##All-League Second-String Safety             Darth Maul                  MOS    
##All-League Second-String Safety             Sammy Knight                NOS

Franklinnoble · 10-27-2003, 07:07 PM

Some offseason moves for the Redskins:

* Re-hired Coach Kent Burroughs. He was the best talent available.
* Hired new scout T.J. Moss. Young guy who should get better.
* Boosted ticket prices a bit. I like nice round numbers. And my team salary is only going to get higher.

After importing the draft, it looks like all of our supplemental draftees are sure-fire first rounders, with the exception of Heath Shuler and Rob Nielsen - although Nielsen has "breakout player" written all over him. Chris Coles will probably go first - he looks like the most talented kid on the board. I've already re-named the guys who had problematic names.

Franklinnoble · 10-27-2003, 07:39 PM

Free agency was a drag - as it probably will be for the next 3-4 seasons, since we're starting from scratch here. On to the draft.

Washington picks 20th. There's every possibility that I won't even get a sniff of any of the draftees we submitted.

Picks 1 through 19 go as follows:

Code:

1. Green Bay - Azumah, Jerry, RB, Boston College
2. New Orleans - Cote, Andrew, RB, Bowling Green
3. Tennessee - Faugn, Chaugnar, T, No College
4. San Diego - Fitzgerald, Ike, RB, Georgia
5. Oakland - Coles, Chris, WR, Texas A&M
6. Denver - Reagan, Ronald, ILB, UCLA
7. Arkham - Dole, Bob, G, Virginia Tech
8. Dallas - Fett, Boba, CB, No College
9. New Jersey - Bowens, Tim, DT, Miami, Florida
10. Mos Eisley - Adams, Shane, T, Eastern Michigan
11. Tampa Bay - Gindin, Jim, S, Small College
12. Buffalo - Hamlin, Ken, WR, Navy
13. Baltimore - Anderson, Richard, ILB, Virginia Tech
14. Philadelphia - Liston, Sonny, T, Dartmouth
15. Pittsburgh - Tolbert, Tony, DE, Texas - El Paso
16. Jacksonville - Poole, Lewis, G, Cincinnati
17. Cincinnati - Biletnikoff, Fred, WR, Florida State
18. Seattle - Roberts, Archie, RB, Georgia Tech
19. Philadelphia - Tolbert, Dennis, G, New Mexico

Walt Church, Brian Mitchell, and Darren Woodson are still on the board, as are Nielsen and Shuler. I figure I can grab Nielsen or Shuler in the next round, and I don't desperately need a QB right now. The choice boils down to Woodson or Mitchell. As much as I'm sentimental about taking Mitchell, a good CB would be more help right now. I take Woodson.

The remainder of the first round is:

Code:

20. Washington - Woodson, Darren, CB, Arizona State
21. Minnesota - Walker, Brett, G, North Texas
22. Cleveland - Reeves, Quinn, T, Tulsa
23. San Francisco - Gallier, Steven, OLB, Western Michigan
24. New England - Kitts, J.R., DE, Kentucky
25. Kansas City - Hopkins, Drew, WR, UNLV
26. New York - Starks, Horace, WR, Pittsburgh
27. Moe's Tavern - Middleton, Vinny, T, Nevada
28. Miami - Galloway, Tony, G, UNLV
29. Detroit - Cooks, Jose, T, Maryland
30. Pittsburgh - Foley, Will, CB, Navy
31. Houston - Newkirk, Winfred, ILB, Ball State
32. Houston - Newsome, Mercury, CB, Connecticut

Mitchell is still available to me in Round 2. So are Nielsen and Shuler. Shuler will probably last to Round 3. I'd like a good backup QB, but I gamble, and take Mitchell.

Surprisingly, Nielsen is still around in Round 3. No brainer. He's a Redskin.

I take Shuler in Round 4. There's really not much other great talent in the draft - I'll have to plug the holes with whatever's leftover.

In Round 5, I select P Lincoln Slutzker out of Central Florida. Hey, he's been the top-rated guy on the draft board the whole time... and at this stage of the game, a good punter could actually come in handy.

Round 6 gives me C Danny Ragsdale from Pitt. He sucks.

In Round 7, its ILB Johnny Rhodes from Virginia Tech. Local kid. Woo hoo.

That's it. I sign some cannon fodder to fill the roster, and then it's off to training camp.

JeeberD · 10-27-2003, 08:06 PM

Darren Woodson is a corner? When did that happen?

Boba Fett for the Cowboys, eh? Well, we certainly did need to go defense. Hopefully he'll help the team a bunch...

Coffee Warlord · 10-27-2003, 08:44 PM

Rob Nielsen is backup to no man. I curse your starting QB to season ending injury! Curse him I do!

Edit: And did Payton and Miller wind up healing with the Bears, by chance? Poor guys.

Tasan · 10-27-2003, 10:55 PM

Hey what happened to my pick? I assume I traded it, but who did I get? Could you check the transaction logs?

johnnyshaka · 10-28-2003, 01:58 AM

Nice work...my boy, Byars, brings home player of the year...SWEET!!!!

Drafting T Sonny "The Piston" Liston will only make things easier for Byars to put up even bigger numbers this season!!

LOOK OUT!!!

Nyarlahotep · 10-28-2003, 08:18 AM

Damn Tennessee and their o-lineman stealing ways. At least I got Bob Dole.

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JeeberD
Darren Woodson is a corner? When did that happen?

Boba Fett for the Cowboys, eh? Well, we certainly did need to go defense. Hopefully he'll help the team a bunch...

My mistake... I accidentally entered him as a CB rather than a S. I'm sure I could move him to safety if you like... I doubt it would negatively impact his ratings that much... let me know.

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Coffee Warlord
Rob Nielsen is backup to no man. I curse your starting QB to season ending injury! Curse him I do!

Edit: And did Payton and Miller wind up healing with the Bears, by chance? Poor guys.

I'll probably end up trading Nielsen after this season anyway, as long as Jurgenson is healthy and capable. I drafted him knowing that he was the best talent available, and that he'd be worth something in the future.

After training camp, Miller has healed, but Payton is still out for 19 weeks. If I were managing the Bears, I'd put him on IR.

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tasan
Hey what happened to my pick? I assume I traded it, but who did I get? Could you check the transaction logs?

I'm glad you asked, because I would have missed out on a very intriguing trade otherwise.

The Maroons traded their first-round pick to Houston for WR Haywood Jeffries.

JeeberD · 10-28-2003, 11:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Franklinnoble
My mistake... I accidentally entered him as a CB rather than a S. I'm sure I could move him to safety if you like... I doubt it would negatively impact his ratings that much... let me know.

Don't worry about it, I was just ribbing ya. We can just consider it a glitch in the Matrix...

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by JeeberD
Don't worry about it, I was just ribbing ya. We can just consider it a glitch in the Matrix...

Or maybe I just really wanted to have two stud CB's on the Redskins.

Actually, Darrell Green doesn't seem to be nearly as good as I had hoped he would be... so Woodson will end up being my "shut down" CB, and Green may eventually be relegated to nickel status after a few seasons.

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 11:32 AM

Just simmed pre-season. WR Art Monk is out two weeks with a sprained knee already. Dammit.

johnnyshaka · 10-28-2003, 12:02 PM

Any injuries for my Eagles??

Travis · 10-28-2003, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Franklinnoble
I'm glad you asked, because I would have missed out on a very intriguing trade otherwise.

The Maroons traded their first-round pick to Houston for WR Haywood Jeffries.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 12:12 PM

Alright... the 2003 Regular Season is complete. Here are the final standings:

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Front Office Football: The Fourth Edition
2003 Regular Season Standings
   
  AC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Cincinnati              13  3   0   .813  378   246   11-1    5-1       
Cleveland               11  5   0   .688  364   288   9-3     3-3       
Baltimore               11  5   0   .688  342   301   8-4     2-4       
Pittsburgh              10  6   0   .625  382   309   7-5     2-4       
   
  AC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Houston                 12  4   0   .750  470   324   10-2    5-1       
Jacksonville            11  5   0   .688  400   291   8-4     4-2       
Arkham                  7   9   0   .438  373   345   6-6     3-3       
Tennessee               5   11  0   .313  256   366   2-10    0-6       
   
  AC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
New England             11  4   1   .719  427   285   8-3-1   5-0-1     
Miami                   9   7   0   .563  390   364   6-6     3-3       
Buffalo                 3   12  1   .219  288   402   2-9-1   2-3-1     
New Jersey              1   15  0   .063  181   403   1-11    1-5       
   
  AC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Kansas City             8   8   0   .500  307   350   7-5     6-0       
Oakland                 5   11  0   .313  240   382   4-8     2-4       
San Diego               5   11  0   .313  307   342   4-8     2-4       
Denver                  4   12  0   .250  274   360   2-10    2-4       
   
  NC North              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Detroit                 11  5   0   .688  488   357   8-4     5-1       
Chicago                 10  6   0   .625  381   293   7-5     4-2       
Minnesota               9   7   0   .563  386   315   5-7     3-3       
Green Bay               2   14  0   .125  249   497   1-11    0-6       
   
  NC South              W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Moe's Tavern            11  5   0   .688  441   337   8-4     4-2       
Tampa Bay               6   9   1   .406  292   330   4-7-1   3-3       
New Orleans             6   10  0   .375  226   352   5-7     3-3       
Atlanta                 6   10  0   .375  312   412   5-7     2-4       
   
  NC East               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
Washington              11  5   0   .688  424   381   7-5     5-1       
New York                11  5   0   .688  437   332   9-3     4-2       
Dallas                  9   7   0   .563  444   380   7-5     2-4       
Philadelphia            5   10  1   .344  324   353   4-7-1   1-5       
   
  NC West               W   L   T   Pct   PF    PA    Conf    Div  
St. Louis               11  5   0   .688  441   339   9-3     5-1       
San Francisco           11  5   0   .688  420   395   9-3     4-2       
Mos Eisley              8   8   0   .500  388   367   6-6     2-4       
Seattle                 1   15  0   .063  202   436   1-11    1-5

AFC Wild Card teams are Cleveland and Baltimore.
NFC Wild Card teams are New York and San Francisco.

Statistical leaders coming up...

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 12:29 PM

All the statistics can be found in the attached .txt file. I'm going to post the top ten in each category here. I like the website idea, but I don't have time for it right now.

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Front Office Football: The Fourth Edition
Passing Statistics
   
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Cmp  Pct   Yards Avg   Lg  TD   Int  
Montana, Joe          QB  SFO   16 16 516  333  64.5  4297  8.32  80  33   9      
Simms, Phil           QB  NYK   16 16 509  321  63.0  4083  8.02  53  34   9      
Richardson, Bucky     QB  STL   14 14 558  351  62.9  4328  7.75  83  32   4      
Moon, Warren          QB  HOU   16 16 508  317  62.4  4183  8.23  57  30   11     
Staubach, Roger       QB  DAL   16 16 496  300  60.4  3976  8.01  89  28   10     
Miller, Jim           QB  CHI   16 16 479  292  60.9  3569  7.45  66  29   10     
Bradshaw, Terry       QB  PIT   15 15 462  281  60.8  3340  7.22  59  26   7      
Ware, Andre           QB  DET   16 16 611  383  62.6  4693  7.68  52  34   15     
Unitas, Johnny        QB  BAL   16 16 569  357  62.7  3963  6.96  66  23   4      
Salisbury, Sean       QB  MIN   13 13 469  290  61.8  3500  7.46  59  24   9      

  Player              Pos Team  Sck  Yards Rating  
Montana, Joe          QB  SFO   44   287   104.5     
Simms, Phil           QB  NYK   47   318   102.9     
Richardson, Bucky     QB  STL   33   197   102.9     
Moon, Warren          QB  HOU   25   165   99.0      
Staubach, Roger       QB  DAL   29   182   96.2      
Miller, Jim           QB  CHI   24   160   95.4      
Bradshaw, Terry       QB  PIT   35   211   95.2      
Ware, Andre           QB  DET   39   243   94.6      
Unitas, Johnny        QB  BAL   39   254   93.9      
Salisbury, Sean       QB  MIN   35   219   93.7      

Rushing Statistics
   
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Att  Yards Avg   Lg  TD  
Smith, Emmitt         RB  DAL   16 16 350  1794  5.1   68  17     
Byars, Keith          RB  PHI   16 16 357  1720  4.8   49  15     
Cabot, Eddie          RB  CIN   15 15 372  1655  4.4   53  13     
Cthulu,               RB  ARK   16 16 330  1535  4.6   59  17     
Gifford, Frank        RB  NYK   16 16 326  1519  4.6   73  11     
Campbell, Earl        RB  HOU   16 16 309  1514  4.8   53  18     
Williams, Ricky       RB  MIA   16 16 296  1503  5.0   94  10     
Brown, Jim            RB  CLE   15 15 295  1454  4.9   69  12     
**Riggins, John       RB  WAS   16 16 294  1427  4.8   63  14     
Okoye, Christian      RB  KCY   16 16 297  1408  4.7   52  12     

Receiving Statistics
   
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Targ Ctch Yards Avg   YAC   Lg   TD  
Byars, Keith          RB  PHI   16 16 150  109  895   8.2   506   56   3      
Walsh, Chris          WR  MIN   16 16 194  109  1794  16.4  325   61   9      
Jefferies, Haywood    WR  STL   16 16 187  108  1433  13.2  272   57   8      
Brown, Tim            WR  CLE   16 16 194  105  1792  17.0  443   80   15     
Cthulu,               RB  ARK   16 16 137  100  813   8.1   353   39   6      
Simpson, OJ           RB  BUF   16 16 139  99   868   8.7   386   54   5      
Swann, Lynn           WR  PIT   16 16 182  97   1507  15.5  291   59   15     
Leia, Princess        RB  MOS   15 15 146  95   886   9.3   366   49   4      
Revere, Paul          WR  NED   16 16 183  91   1401  15.3  293   38   10     
McCardell, Keenan     WR  JAX   16 16 159  90   1373  15.2  256   50   7      

Tackles
   
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Bosworth, Brian       ILB SEA   15 14 148  41   4.0  1    4      
Huff, Sam             OLB NYK   16 16 129  34   8.5  3    10     
Buoniconti, Nick      ILB MIA   16 16 126  35   3.0  3    4      
Anderson, Richard     ILB BAL   16 15 123  33   6.5  2    9      
Pink, Mr.             OLB CIN   16 16 121  35   6.5  2    12     
Joyner, Seth          OLB PHI   16 16 119  37   5.5  2    7      
Singletary, Mike      ILB CHI   16 16 117  46   2.0  0    0      
Palpatine, Emperor    ILB MOS   16 16 115  45   2.0  1    1      
Gotter, Brock         ILB NED   16 16 115  47   4.0  0    6      
Meridius, Maximus     S   NED   16 16 113  36   0.0  0    2      

Sacks
   
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Tckl Asst Sack Blkd Hurr  
Brown, Courtney       DE  CLE   16 16 68   24   19.0 9    36     
Orange, Mr.           DE  CIN   15 15 37   22   16.5 1    43     
Tinkle, Ivana         DT  MOE   16 16 73   33   16.0 3    27     
Brackens, Tony        DE  JAX   16 16 69   21   16.0 2    44     
White, Mr.            DE  CIN   16 16 55   20   15.5 3    28     
White, Reggie         DE  PHI   16 16 85   28   14.5 5    31     
Vader, Darth          DE  MOS   16 16 43   30   13.5 4    42     
Marts, Leon           DE  KCY   16 16 33   20   13.5 3    14     
Strahan, Michael      DE  NYK   16 16 45   16   13.0 7    37     
Perry, Refrigerator   DE  CHI   13 13 55   12   12.5 4    26     

Pass Coverage Statistics
   
  Player              Pos Team  GP GS Ints IRYd TD   Defn Cght PPly PDPct  
Blue, Mr.             CB  CIN   16 16 9    101  1    15   46   591   20.8   
**Green, Darrell      CB  WAS   16 16 8    41   0    18   54   590   20.5   
Crockett, Ray         CB  DET   16 16 7    104  1    11   54   566   19.7   
Blount, Mel           CB  PIT   15 15 7    43   0    19   54   562   20.5   
Beasley, Aaron        CB  JAX   16 16 7    100  1    11   45   546   20.1   
Huggenkiss, Amanda    CB  MOE   16 16 7    68   1    22   50   616   20.9   
Osborne, Martin       CB  PHI   16 16 7    68   0    6    26   392   20.8   
Singletary, Mike      ILB CHI   16 16 6    56   0    10   41   481   20.0   
Klingensmith, Thurman CB  HOU   16 16 6    105  1    8    42   547   19.8   
Weaver, Reuben        S   MOE   16 16 6    87   1    11   35   527   20.5

Lots of lofty stats here... look at the detailed file for more.

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 12:43 PM

2003 Wild Card Round Preview

Cincinnati, Houston, Moe's Tavern, and St. Louis have byes this week, with the Reservoir Dogs and the Maroons enjoying home field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Baltimore is at New England. The Patriots are a one point favorite. I think that spread should be larger, but New England is missing WR Paul Revere (shoulder), DE Sam Adams (adductor muscle), and MLB Drew Blizzi (MCL).

Cleveland is a six point favorite at Kansas City - the Chiefs are only there because the AFC West HAS to send somebody, and that division is totally weak. The Browns are missing G Ray Brown (strained calf).

New York is a one point favorite at Detroit. The Giants are without QB Phil Simms for 4 weeks with a strained foot ligament (looks like he was hurt in the last game of the season - rotten luck for the Giants). Detroit is missing MLB Chris Spielman (ankle surgery), and WR Mel Gray is listed as questionable.

San Francisco is a three point favorite at Washington. Bad weather works to the Redskins advantage, as they have the stronger running game. However, Washington is without DT Dave Butz and WR Art Monk. The Niners are without DE Dana Stubblefield.

JeeberD · 10-28-2003, 12:54 PM

The Cowboys missed the playoffs again? With the great numbers put up by Emmitt and Roger Dodger I was hoping for a good season. Our defense must be awful...

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by JeeberD
The Cowboys missed the playoffs again? With the great numbers put up by Emmitt and Roger Dodger I was hoping for a good season. Our defense must be awful...

Keep in mind that the NFC East is the only division to have every team fully stocked with "seed" players, thus making it the most difficult to compete in. The Cowboys are probably much better than their 9-7 record indicates.

FWIW - MLB Lee Roy Jordan missed 5 games due to a separated shoulder. Other than that, I see no substantial missed time due to injury on any Dallas "star" players.

Sublime · 10-28-2003, 01:09 PM

Nice...Pats won the division!

johnnyshaka · 10-28-2003, 01:11 PM

Well...Byars domintated again...but Cunningham went down for at least 8 games and my backup was the worse QB in the league...lovely!!!

Looks like that was difference for my Eagles...am I right??

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 01:14 PM

Upon further inspection... Dallas was 14th in Rushing Defense, and 18th in Passing Defense. Better than the Redskins in both categories, and better than New York in Passing Defense (the Giants had the league's 3rd best Rushing Defense).

Dallas had the league's best rushing offense (Washington was a close second), and the 13th ranked passing offense.

The big difference might have been turnover margin. Washington led the league with +24. Dallas was -3.

New York and Washington were 4th and 5th in Red Zone defense. Dallas was 20th.

JeeberD · 10-28-2003, 01:18 PM

9-7 is reasonable. Just need to pick up another good defensive player (preferably a DE or DT) and we should be in the playoff mix...

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 01:21 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by johnnyshaka
Well...Byars domintated again...but Cunningham went down for at least 8 games and my backup was the worse QB in the league...lovely!!!

Looks like that was difference for my Eagles...am I right??

Let's see...

Sonny Liston missed 11 games with a ruptured adductor muscle. That didn't help.

Cunningham missed 8 games. In the 8 he started, he threw 6TD's and 3INT's, and had a rating of 87.4 (not great, but better than his backup Ryan Monroe, who put up a rating of 45.5).

The -7 turnover margin probably didn't help much, either. Other than that, the Eagles were statistically similar to their divisional rivals - just bad luck with Cunningham being out is my guess.

Travis · 10-28-2003, 01:22 PM

Back to back? Naaaaaaa

johnnyshaka · 10-28-2003, 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by Franklinnoble
Let's see...

Sonny Liston missed 11 games with a ruptured adductor muscle. That didn't help.

Cunningham missed 8 games. In the 8 he started, he threw 6TD's and 3INT's, and had a rating of 87.4 (not great, but better than his backup Ryan Monroe, who put up a rating of 45.5).

The -7 turnover margin probably didn't help much, either. Other than that, the Eagles were statistically similar to their divisional rivals - just bad luck with Cunningham being out is my guess.

Cool...thanks, Franklin!!

Gotta stay healthy boys...time for Winsor Pilates!!!

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 01:29 PM

2003 Wild Card Round Results

Baltimore upset New England by a score of 23-17. (I'm not keeping box scores and game logs for every game - so no details... sorry)

Cleveland beat Kansas City 31-27.

Detroit beat New York 24-9.

Washington got embarassed by San Francisco, 41-24. So much for their rushing advantage. Roger Craig had 166 yards to John Riggins' 73.

JeeberD · 10-28-2003, 01:30 PM

Who faces San Fran next? The Niners must go down!!!

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 01:33 PM

2003 Divisional Round Preview

Baltimore is at Cincinnati. The Reservoir Dogs are 4 point favorites. CB Mr. Blonde and DE Mr. Orange are out. RB Eddie Cabot is listed as probable.

Cleveland is at Houston. The Oilers are 1 point favorites. Houston has no major injuries.

Detroit is at St. Louis. The Maroons are 2 point favorites. LB Quentin Coryatt is questionable.

San Francisco is at Moe's Tavern. The Brawlers are 3 point favorites. FB Maya Buttreeks is out with a broken ankle.

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 01:44 PM

2003 Divisional Round Results

The Reservoir Dogs clubbed the Colts 21-7.

Houston continued its title defense, beating Cleveland 27-13.

St. Louis beat Detroit 41-33.

Moe's Tavern beat San Francisco 27-13. JeeberD got his wish.

JeeberD · 10-28-2003, 01:48 PM

Yay!!!!

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 01:49 PM

2003 Conference Championship Preview

Cincinnati is at home against Houston. The Reservoir Dogs look strong, and are 4 point favorites. The Oilers are still the defending champs, but can they overcome what may have been an ill-advised trade of WR Haywood Jeffries?

Moe's Tavern hosts St. Louis. The Brawlers are also 4 point favorites, but will Haywood Jeffries make the difference for the Maroons?

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 01:50 PM

I know... I'm really milking the Haywood Jeffries drama angle here... it's all I got.

JeeberD · 10-28-2003, 01:51 PM

Lets go Oilers!

Travis · 10-28-2003, 01:53 PM

Damn Oiler management, what were they thinking? 3 1,000 yard wideouts are better than 2, I don't care if we improved our D, I want the Run and Shoot dammit!

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 02:13 PM

2003 Conference Championship Results/Super Bowl Preview

Road Warriors On The Way To The Super Bowl

Upsets ruled the day, as both the St. Louis Maroons and the Houston Oilers overcame the odds on the road and earned trips to the title game.

St. Louis upended the Moe's Tavern Brawlers 32-29. The Houston Oilers beat the Cincinnati Reservoir Dogs 27-24.

Both teams will return to the Super Bowl in a re-match of the league's first championship game, which the Oilers won by a score of 26-20. The Oilers traded star wideout Haywood Jeffries on draft day to the Maroons in order to draft LB Winfred Newkirk and bolster their defense. Newkirk had only two tackles in four games with the Oilers in his rookie season. Jeffries was the Maroons' leading receiver, with 108 catches for 1433 yards and 8 TD's.

JeeberD · 10-28-2003, 02:18 PM

Come on Oilers, represent Texas well!

Travis · 10-28-2003, 02:19 PM

Cue the overplayed suspense music...

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 02:19 PM

:start John Facenda voice:

Franklinnoble · 10-28-2003, 02:48 PM

2003 Super Bowl Results

The Curse of Haywood Jeffries

In what is sure to be remembered as a game for the ages, the St. Louis Maroons narrowly defeated the Houston Oilers, 21-20. The Maroons avenged their loss to the Oilers in last year's title game, and WR Haywood Jeffries exacted his revenge over a draft-day trade that sent him to St. Louis. Jeffries becomes the first player in league history to wear two Super Bowl rings.

Travis · 10-28-2003, 02:58 PM

I knew it, I knew that was going to cost us. DAMN!

10-27-2003, 05:12 PM	#151
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10-27-2003, 07:39 PM	#160
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Free agency was a drag - as it probably will be for the next 3-4 seasons, since we're starting from scratch here. On to the draft. Washington picks 20th. There's every possibility that I won't even get a sniff of any of the draftees we submitted. Picks 1 through 19 go as follows: Code: 1. Green Bay - Azumah, Jerry, RB, Boston College 2. New Orleans - Cote, Andrew, RB, Bowling Green 3. Tennessee - Faugn, Chaugnar, T, No College 4. San Diego - Fitzgerald, Ike, RB, Georgia 5. Oakland - Coles, Chris, WR, Texas A&M 6. Denver - Reagan, Ronald, ILB, UCLA 7. Arkham - Dole, Bob, G, Virginia Tech 8. Dallas - Fett, Boba, CB, No College 9. New Jersey - Bowens, Tim, DT, Miami, Florida 10. Mos Eisley - Adams, Shane, T, Eastern Michigan 11. Tampa Bay - Gindin, Jim, S, Small College 12. Buffalo - Hamlin, Ken, WR, Navy 13. Baltimore - Anderson, Richard, ILB, Virginia Tech 14. Philadelphia - Liston, Sonny, T, Dartmouth 15. Pittsburgh - Tolbert, Tony, DE, Texas - El Paso 16. Jacksonville - Poole, Lewis, G, Cincinnati 17. Cincinnati - Biletnikoff, Fred, WR, Florida State 18. Seattle - Roberts, Archie, RB, Georgia Tech 19. Philadelphia - Tolbert, Dennis, G, New Mexico Walt Church, Brian Mitchell, and Darren Woodson are still on the board, as are Nielsen and Shuler. I figure I can grab Nielsen or Shuler in the next round, and I don't desperately need a QB right now. The choice boils down to Woodson or Mitchell. As much as I'm sentimental about taking Mitchell, a good CB would be more help right now. I take Woodson. The remainder of the first round is: Code: 20. Washington - Woodson, Darren, CB, Arizona State 21. Minnesota - Walker, Brett, G, North Texas 22. Cleveland - Reeves, Quinn, T, Tulsa 23. San Francisco - Gallier, Steven, OLB, Western Michigan 24. New England - Kitts, J.R., DE, Kentucky 25. Kansas City - Hopkins, Drew, WR, UNLV 26. New York - Starks, Horace, WR, Pittsburgh 27. Moe's Tavern - Middleton, Vinny, T, Nevada 28. Miami - Galloway, Tony, G, UNLV 29. Detroit - Cooks, Jose, T, Maryland 30. Pittsburgh - Foley, Will, CB, Navy 31. Houston - Newkirk, Winfred, ILB, Ball State 32. Houston - Newsome, Mercury, CB, Connecticut Mitchell is still available to me in Round 2. So are Nielsen and Shuler. Shuler will probably last to Round 3. I'd like a good backup QB, but I gamble, and take Mitchell. Surprisingly, Nielsen is still around in Round 3. No brainer. He's a Redskin. I take Shuler in Round 4. There's really not much other great talent in the draft - I'll have to plug the holes with whatever's leftover. In Round 5, I select P Lincoln Slutzker out of Central Florida. Hey, he's been the top-rated guy on the draft board the whole time... and at this stage of the game, a good punter could actually come in handy. Round 6 gives me C Danny Ragsdale from Pitt. He sucks. In Round 7, its ILB Johnny Rhodes from Virginia Tech. Local kid. Woo hoo. That's it. I sign some cannon fodder to fill the roster, and then it's off to training camp.

10-27-2003, 08:06 PM	#161
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10-27-2003, 05:54 PM	#156
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Any more draft picks? I'm gonna go ahead and close this up in half an hour.

10-27-2003, 07:07 PM	#159
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Some offseason moves for the Redskins: * Re-hired Coach Kent Burroughs. He was the best talent available. * Hired new scout T.J. Moss. Young guy who should get better. * Boosted ticket prices a bit. I like nice round numbers. And my team salary is only going to get higher. After importing the draft, it looks like all of our supplemental draftees are sure-fire first rounders, with the exception of Heath Shuler and Rob Nielsen - although Nielsen has "breakout player" written all over him. Chris Coles will probably go first - he looks like the most talented kid on the board. I've already re-named the guys who had problematic names.

10-27-2003, 08:44 PM	#162
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10-28-2003, 01:58 AM	#164
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Nice work...my boy, Byars, brings home player of the year...SWEET!!!! Drafting T Sonny "The Piston" Liston will only make things easier for Byars to put up even bigger numbers this season!! LOOK OUT!!!

10-28-2003, 08:18 AM	#165
Nyarlahotep College Benchwarmer Join Date: Mar 2003	Damn Tennessee and their o-lineman stealing ways. At least I got Bob Dole.

10-28-2003, 11:32 AM	#171
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Just simmed pre-season. WR Art Monk is out two weeks with a sprained knee already. Dammit.

10-28-2003, 12:02 PM	#172
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Any injuries for my Eagles??

10-28-2003, 12:43 PM	#176
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	2003 Wild Card Round Preview Cincinnati, Houston, Moe's Tavern, and St. Louis have byes this week, with the Reservoir Dogs and the Maroons enjoying home field advantage throughout the playoffs. Baltimore is at New England. The Patriots are a one point favorite. I think that spread should be larger, but New England is missing WR Paul Revere (shoulder), DE Sam Adams (adductor muscle), and MLB Drew Blizzi (MCL). Cleveland is a six point favorite at Kansas City - the Chiefs are only there because the AFC West HAS to send somebody, and that division is totally weak. The Browns are missing G Ray Brown (strained calf). New York is a one point favorite at Detroit. The Giants are without QB Phil Simms for 4 weeks with a strained foot ligament (looks like he was hurt in the last game of the season - rotten luck for the Giants). Detroit is missing MLB Chris Spielman (ankle surgery), and WR Mel Gray is listed as questionable. San Francisco is a three point favorite at Washington. Bad weather works to the Redskins advantage, as they have the stronger running game. However, Washington is without DT Dave Butz and WR Art Monk. The Niners are without DE Dana Stubblefield.

10-28-2003, 12:54 PM	#177
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	The Cowboys missed the playoffs again? With the great numbers put up by Emmitt and Roger Dodger I was hoping for a good season. Our defense must be awful... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-28-2003, 01:09 PM	#179
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10-28-2003, 01:11 PM	#180
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	Well...Byars domintated again...but Cunningham went down for at least 8 games and my backup was the worse QB in the league...lovely!!! Looks like that was difference for my Eagles...am I right?? Last edited by johnnyshaka : 10-28-2003 at 01:11 PM.

10-28-2003, 01:14 PM	#181
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Upon further inspection... Dallas was 14th in Rushing Defense, and 18th in Passing Defense. Better than the Redskins in both categories, and better than New York in Passing Defense (the Giants had the league's 3rd best Rushing Defense). Dallas had the league's best rushing offense (Washington was a close second), and the 13th ranked passing offense. The big difference might have been turnover margin. Washington led the league with +24. Dallas was -3. New York and Washington were 4th and 5th in Red Zone defense. Dallas was 20th.

10-28-2003, 01:18 PM	#182
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	9-7 is reasonable. Just need to pick up another good defensive player (preferably a DE or DT) and we should be in the playoff mix... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-28-2003, 01:22 PM	#184
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Back to back? Naaaaaaa __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

10-28-2003, 01:29 PM	#186
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	2003 Wild Card Round Results Baltimore upset New England by a score of 23-17. (I'm not keeping box scores and game logs for every game - so no details... sorry) Cleveland beat Kansas City 31-27. Detroit beat New York 24-9. Washington got embarassed by San Francisco, 41-24. So much for their rushing advantage. Roger Craig had 166 yards to John Riggins' 73.

10-28-2003, 01:30 PM	#187
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Who faces San Fran next? The Niners must go down!!! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-28-2003, 01:33 PM	#188
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	2003 Divisional Round Preview Baltimore is at Cincinnati. The Reservoir Dogs are 4 point favorites. CB Mr. Blonde and DE Mr. Orange are out. RB Eddie Cabot is listed as probable. Cleveland is at Houston. The Oilers are 1 point favorites. Houston has no major injuries. Detroit is at St. Louis. The Maroons are 2 point favorites. LB Quentin Coryatt is questionable. San Francisco is at Moe's Tavern. The Brawlers are 3 point favorites. FB Maya Buttreeks is out with a broken ankle.

10-28-2003, 01:44 PM	#189
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	2003 Divisional Round Results The Reservoir Dogs clubbed the Colts 21-7. Houston continued its title defense, beating Cleveland 27-13. St. Louis beat Detroit 41-33. Moe's Tavern beat San Francisco 27-13. JeeberD got his wish.

10-28-2003, 01:48 PM	#190
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Yay!!!! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-28-2003, 01:49 PM	#191
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	2003 Conference Championship Preview Cincinnati is at home against Houston. The Reservoir Dogs look strong, and are 4 point favorites. The Oilers are still the defending champs, but can they overcome what may have been an ill-advised trade of WR Haywood Jeffries? Moe's Tavern hosts St. Louis. The Brawlers are also 4 point favorites, but will Haywood Jeffries make the difference for the Maroons?

10-28-2003, 01:50 PM	#192
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	I know... I'm really milking the Haywood Jeffries drama angle here... it's all I got.

10-28-2003, 01:51 PM	#193
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Lets go Oilers! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-28-2003, 01:53 PM	#194
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Damn Oiler management, what were they thinking? 3 1,000 yard wideouts are better than 2, I don't care if we improved our D, I want the Run and Shoot dammit! __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

10-28-2003, 02:13 PM	#195
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	2003 Conference Championship Results/Super Bowl Preview Road Warriors On The Way To The Super Bowl Upsets ruled the day, as both the St. Louis Maroons and the Houston Oilers overcame the odds on the road and earned trips to the title game. St. Louis upended the Moe's Tavern Brawlers 32-29. The Houston Oilers beat the Cincinnati Reservoir Dogs 27-24. Both teams will return to the Super Bowl in a re-match of the league's first championship game, which the Oilers won by a score of 26-20. The Oilers traded star wideout Haywood Jeffries on draft day to the Maroons in order to draft LB Winfred Newkirk and bolster their defense. Newkirk had only two tackles in four games with the Oilers in his rookie season. Jeffries was the Maroons' leading receiver, with 108 catches for 1433 yards and 8 TD's.

10-28-2003, 02:18 PM	#196
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Come on Oilers, represent Texas well! __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO

10-28-2003, 02:19 PM	#197
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Cue the overplayed suspense music... __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

10-28-2003, 02:19 PM	#198
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	:start John Facenda voice:

10-28-2003, 02:48 PM	#199
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	2003 Super Bowl Results The Curse of Haywood Jeffries In what is sure to be remembered as a game for the ages, the St. Louis Maroons narrowly defeated the Houston Oilers, 21-20. The Maroons avenged their loss to the Oilers in last year's title game, and WR Haywood Jeffries exacted his revenge over a draft-day trade that sent him to St. Louis. Jeffries becomes the first player in league history to wear two Super Bowl rings.

10-28-2003, 02:58 PM	#200
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	I knew it, I knew that was going to cost us. DAMN! __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby